author JAMIE LENDINO on the impact Atari computers had on the world

We spoke with ExtremeTech editor-in-chief Jamie Lendino about
his new book: _Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a
Generation_, which details the rise, impact, and fall of Atari
8-bit computers. Atari computers weren't the first home PCs nor
were they necessarily the best of the time, but they were
without-a-doubt one of the most important.

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